Q: Is 903,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 903,420 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 903,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 54 60 63 70 84 90 105 108 126 135 140 180 189 210 239 252 270 315 378 420 478 540 630 717 756 945 956 1,195 1,260 1,434 1,673 1,890 2,151 2,390 2,868 3,346 3,585 3,780 4,302 4,780 5,019 6,453 6,692 7,170 8,365 8,604 10,038 10,755 12,906 14,340 15,057 16,730 20,076 21,510 25,095 25,812 30,114 32,265 33,460 43,020 45,171 50,190 60,228 64,530 75,285 90,342 100,380 129,060 150,570 180,684 225,855 301,140 451,710 and 903,420, with no remainder.

Since 903,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 903,420, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).